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  • Sore thumbs

    This week I took on building ten new stretchers (wooden frames for stretching canvas). The stretcher bars were given to me a number of years ago by my good friend David Friedheim,…

  • Professional help

    In the spring of 1990, a close friend of mine underwent brain surgery. Initially unable to read, another friend of ours would visit her regularly and read aloud. I was a couple…

  • New tricks

    I can’t believe I never thought of it before, but I discovered this great new way to mix paint: on wax paper. The only downside is that I now feel a little…

  • Almost

    Three pieces are very close to being done, but making me crazy with their little tiny details that just have to be right. For example, I have probably put at least twenty…